The Second Book of Moses, Called Exodus

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And YAHUVEH said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his
heart, and the heart of his servants, that I may show these my signs in
the midst of them,

2

and that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son's son,
what things I have wrought upon Egypt, and my signs which I have done
among them; that ye may know that I am YAHUVEH.

3

And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith
YAHUVEH, the YAHUVEH of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble
thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.

4

Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to-morrow will I
bring locusts into thy border:

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and they shall cover the face of the earth, so that one shall not be
able to see the earth: and they shall eat the residue of that which is
escaped, which remaineth unto you from the hail, and shall eat every tree
which groweth for you out of the field:

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and thy houses shall be filled, and the houses of all thy servants, and
the houses of all the Egyptians; as neither thy fathers nor thy fathers'
fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto this
day. And he turned, and went out from Pharaoh.

7

And Pharaoh's servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a
snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve YAHUVEH their YAHUVEH:
knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed?

8

And Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh: and he said unto
them, Go, serve YAHUVEH your YAHUVEH; but who are they that shall go?

9

And Moses said, We will go with our young and with our old; with our
sons and with our daughters, with our flocks and with our herds will we
go; for we must hold a feast unto YAHUVEH.

10

And he said unto them, So be YAHUVEH with you, as I will let you go, and
your little ones: look to it; for evil is before you.

11

Not so: go now ye that are men, and serve YAHUVEH; for that is what ye
desire. And they were driven out from Pharaoh's presence.

12

And YAHUVEH said unto Moses, Stretch out thy hand over the land of Egypt
for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat
every herb of the land, even all that the hail hath left.

13

And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and YAHUVEH
brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all the night; and
when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts.

14

And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all
the borders of Egypt; very grievous were they; before them there were no
such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such.

15

For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was
darkened; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of
the trees which the hail had left: and there remained not any green thing,
either tree or herb of the field, through all the land of Egypt.

16

Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have
sinned against YAHUVEH your YAHUVEH, and against you.

17

Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and entreat
YAHUVEH your YAHUVEH, that he may take away from me this death only.

18

And he went out from Pharaoh, and entreated YAHUVEH.

19

And YAHUVEH turned an exceeding strong west wind, which took up the
locusts, and drove them into the Red Sea; there remained not one locust in
all the border of Egypt.

20

But YAHUVEH hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he did not let the children of
Israel go.

21

And YAHUVEH said unto Moses, Stretch out thy hand toward heaven, that
there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be
felt.

22

And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick
darkness in all the land of Egypt three days;

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they saw not one another, neither rose any one from his place for three
days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.